x, 523 pages ; 24 cm

Spine title: Bidders & targets

Includes bibliographical references (pages 472-477) and indexes

1. Introduction -- Part I: The framework. 2. If only directors were perfect -- 3. Shareholders are not perfect either -- 4. The chief executive officer -- 5. The importance of state corporation law -- 6. How state antitakeover laws change the balance -- 7. Defending friendly acquisitions from competition -- 8. Poison pills and other defenses against takeovers -- 9. The role of federal law -- 10. Conflicts of interest: auctions, squeeze-outs, leveraged buyouts and insider trading -- Part II: Advice for bidders and targets. 11. A successful bidder may still be a loser -- 12. Friendly deals: what good is a contract? -- 13. Should I make a hostile bid? -- 14. How should we defend against a hostile bid? -- 15. Traps and opportunities for bidders -- 16. Practical thoughts on leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations -- Part III: Case study: the Time-Warner agreements. Introduction -- 17. Commentary on the original Time-Warner merger agreement -- 18. Commentary on the revised Time-Warner agreement -- Appendix: Some important statutes and rules and the Paramount-Time opinion -- Time opinion -- Table of cases -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Subject index -- Name index

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